flummox
Example Sentences
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But even though these systems have mastered chess, conquered Go and unfolded nearly all of the known proteins in the universe, they were initially flummoxed by the mere concept of a bracket.
More broadly, considering England's campaign as a whole, the wild form fluctuations are most flummoxing.
From BBC
He’s further flummoxed when he’s taken, along with other reluctant Japanese-Americans, on a journey to a country where they’ve never lived.
But several of those madcap ideas flummoxed fans—Carlin pointed to the 1972 single “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” which was inspired by the nursery rhyme.
It is unclear what role, if any, the people may have played in Guthrie’s disappearance, which has flummoxed investigators for almost two weeks.
From Los Angeles Times
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